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Former Tour de France winner Cadel Evans said he's not going to give up easily, even though Great Britain's Chris Froome continues to build lead heading into the halfway mark of the 2013 Tour de France.

Manchester United missed a great chance of upgrading their lineup following reports that Barcelona young midfielder Thiago Alcantara is now leaning towards signing with German powerhouse Bayern Munich, a source close to situation reported on Thursday.

Tennis legend John McEnroe believes there's brighter future ahead for Great Britain's Andy Murray, who recently became the first Englishman in 77 years to win the Wimbledon Open at All England Club.

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are two great names in boxing that have achieved money and fame by simply demolishing their competition.

Professional English rugby league footballer George Burgess is making the headlines once again after slipping the charges hurled against him over smashed car windows in Cairns. The young footballer has taken the Twitterverse by storm, however, when his two nude selfies have made its way to the social media network until it finally landed a men’s gay porn site.

NRL player George Burgess has been cleared of two counts of wilful damage he has been charged with, but that's not what's up with him. The 21-year-old South Sydney Rabbitohs player's totally nude selfies are circulating on Twitter.

Lee Westwood reckons next week's Open Championship at Muirfield Village could be one to remember.

UFC President Dana White said the rematch between former champ Anderson Silva and reigning middleweight titlist Chris Weidman will be the biggest in Mixed Martial Arts history.

Womens’s surf-wear brand Roxy is being accused of objectifying women athletes in its new ad. The ad titled “Roxy Pro Biarritz 2013 Official Teaser” on YouTube was uploaded in June, and is deemed as offensive to women for focusing on an unnamed surfer’s body, particularly her butt.

Heroism appears to run in the Filipino-American couple Nonito Jr. and Rachel Donaire. While Nonito, the boxer, slugs it out in the ring to win medals for the country, his pregnant wife jumped into waters on Thursday to save a drowning boy.

Australia is slated to start a tour of India with 31/2 -week limited-overs from October to November. On October 10, the Aussie squad will be in Rajkot, playing a one-off Twenty20 International. And on November 2, they will complete their tour with their 7th One-Day International in Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Fawad Ahmed was the most recent transfer to the Aussie cricket squad following a shift in immigration and visa policy by the Australian government. He was from Pakistan and was designated to play as a leg-spinner but he was too preoccupied with playing for his national side, cite media reports. Australia's cricket squad is now preparing to place another Pakistani spinner on the roster. His name is Usman Qadar, the son of prominent leg-spinner Abdul Qadar, a legendary player for the Pakis...

Paul Casey said Nike's golf equipment could not be blamed for the lackluster performances from Rory McIlroy this season.

On the start line in Corsica on Saturday for the opening stage of the 100th edition of the Tour de France, will be eleven Australians - one shy of the record twelve who contested the 2012 Tour. The following Australians will be amongst the 198 riders across the 22 teams who contest the 21 stage Tour.

While many of Australia's top male and female professional cyclists are lining up in the Tour de France or Giro Rosa this month, Australia's next crop of future stars are in Noosa for the 2013 Cycling Australia U19 Road National Championships which begin on Thursday.

Former Butler Bulldogs coach Brad Stevens is named as the 17th head coach in Boston Celtics history.

Robert Pattinson’s ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart stuns in black-and-white ensemble at the Chanel haute couture show in Paris Tuesday, looking her radiant self and happier amidst reports that her ex has finally moved on with her former co-star and Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Manny Pacquiao's career is on a decline and he isn't interested to fight the former pound-for-pound champion, the undefeated American boxer said in an interview with Doghouse Boxing.com last week.

Thiago Silva will be playing for Barcelona next season, joining Brazilian teammate Neymar in the Spanish La Liga powerhouse.

The highest classification of America's pastime is set to honor the firefighters who died while trying to contain a furious wildfire.

The Houston Rockets have already made their pitch to sign top free-agent center Dwight Howard and they are confident they did enough to convince the All-Star bigman to join them next season.

Top-Rank boss Bob Arum said he's planning to stage a big event in Singapore around October as part of the effort to promote the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios this coming November in Macao, China

It looks like Robert Pattinson is enjoying the taste of freedom after splitting from Kristen Stewart, his girlfriend of four years. The British-born actor was spotted anew, with another woman, only this time, the red head looks like K-Stew.

Even though Brazil won the Confederations Cup over Spain, protests addressing poor government services ensued.

The hugely controversial grand prix in Bahrain will be in early March, a couple of weeks earlier than the traditional season opener at Albert Park outside Melbourne.

Today's Daily Reckoning takes a break from normal operations so we can bring you an exciting discussion on Port Phillip Publishing's latest investment service: Revolutionary Tech Investor.

Alastair Cook, Captain of the England Cricket team is destined for greatness on the cricket pitch, according to Kevin Pieterson.

Jobe Watson might not get love from the West Coast fans, but the Essendon Football Club captain is still a sports hero for Twitter users. Watson was reduced to tears when he was booed during his team's match against West Coast Eagles at the Patersons Stadium in Perth on Thursday, but was inundated with love and support on Twitter the next day.

The recent upgrade of the Makybe Diva Stakes gives Australian horse racing over 70 Group 1 horse races in a year.